Butler Liu bowed and said: "Reply to the princess, I have already sent him away. He said he had something important, so I boldly made an appointment for the princess to see him tomorrow morning."
Lu Xiu was a little speechless. She didn't want to see Lu Jiao at all, so she said goodbye later. Unexpectedly, the housekeeper took it upon himself to make an appointment for her, so that's fine! The housekeeper didn't know his background and really regarded him as his lover.
uncle.
Lu Xiu said calmly: "For once, please remember that this person is a scum of the Lu family. I have always ignored him. If I want to see him, I will only see his mother."
Butler Liu slapped himself, sweating profusely, and apologized: "You know you're wrong, I won't dare to do it anymore!"
"Forget it, I didn't tell you in advance, and you didn't know either."
Lu Xiu was really tired and went back to her room to rest.
At dusk, Chen Qing hurried back to his mansion. On the way, he received a quick report from his soldiers that he had given birth to another son, which really made him extremely happy. He originally had to go to the government office, but he didn't bother and went back to his mansion.
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When Zhao Yingluo saw her husband, she hugged his neck and began to cry. She heard the midwife say something outside the house that the child was too thin and might die young, which really frightened Zhao Yingluo.
Chen Qing comforted her for a long time, saying that with Dr. Liu here, the child would be fine. He also gave Chen Xue an example. She would definitely have died young in other people's homes, but she survived and was still very healthy in her own home.
Perhaps thinking of Chen Xue, Zhao Yingluo slowly calmed down.
The child was indeed very thin, like a kitten, lying on her mother's chest sucking milk. Lu Xiu gently pulled Chen Qing and asked Zhao Qiaoyun to accompany Yingluo.
Chen Qing came to the dining hall and asked, "What did Dr. Liu say?" while eating dinner.
"Dr. Liu said that she will try her best, but whether the child can be saved depends on his fate."
Chen Qing's heart sank. This was not what Dr. Xueer Liu said last time. He said he was 70% sure. Chen Qing didn't want to eat anymore. He put down his bowl and asked, "How long have you been born prematurely?"
"The baby was born one month prematurely, and there were actually early signs of miscarriage. However, Dr. Liu saved the baby for one month, and the baby became premature. Fortunately, the baby was able to drink milk normally and breathe normally. As long as the baby is normal,
If you survive a month safely, you can basically keep it."
Lu Xiu had the experience of giving birth to a daughter prematurely. She knew that she could not hire a wet nurse during this period. Zhao Yingluo had to feed the child herself so that the child could feel the mother's presence and have a desire to live.
"I understand. The most important thing for our family this month is to do our best to protect the child. In two days, I will go to the temple to burn incense and ask the Buddha to bless the child."
"Husband, there is one more thing. That Lu Qiao came to me at noon and said that he had something important. I didn't see him, but the housekeeper made an appointment for me tomorrow morning without permission. It's a big headache!"
Chen Qing smiled and said: "Actually, it doesn't hurt to meet him, but I'm a little strange. He is obviously a generation higher than you, so why do his names have the same seniority?"
"His original name was Lu Jiao, after Jiao Long. Because he suffered from a serious illness, his father believed the fortune teller's words and said that he had to rely on someone else to survive, so he changed his name to Lu Jiao. His life was saved, but he didn't expect to live long.
The queen is so miserable, I guess he came to me to ask for money. I gave him ten taels of silver at noon, is it still too little for him?"
Chen Qing said calmly: "Yesterday Wang Hao told me that his mother gave him ten taels of silver, but he squandered it all at the brothel that day. If you give him ten taels of silver, he will probably go to the brothel to squander it."
Lu Xiu was immediately furious, "If I give him money, am I asking him to go whoring?"
Chen Qing shook his head, "This man's nature is hard to change, so just ignore him. Anyway, there are internal guards watching him, so he can't change the world."
Lu Xiu gritted his teeth with hatred and said: "I know, I swear I will never give him another penny."
After dinner, Chen Qing sat in his study and read a newspaper. He had not read a newspaper for almost ten days. There were piles of newspapers on the table. He found that the Beijing News was getting smarter and smarter. There were two advertisements in each newspaper.
, one side is a small advertisement, there are twelve shops on each side, and there are twenty-four shops on both sides.
The space occupied by each restaurant is like a business card in later generations. Only two sentences are allowed to attract customers. For example, the first restaurant is Tongzhou Mutton Restaurant, No. 71 East Street. The words it writes to attract customers are, 'Authentic Tongzhou Mutton Restaurant'.
Zhou Kuquan Sheep, cooked meat is half price during the New Year.'
The other piece of paper was a large advertisement. The side Chen Qing saw was actually an advertisement for Yi'an Tea House. On it were eight big characters, "Guan Kiln Builds a Cup, Dragon and Phoenix Tea".
This is not a boast. Chen Qing in Quanzhou withheld 500 loads of Dragon and Phoenix tea that he planned to donate to the Lin'an Palace this year and 300 sets of official kiln-built porcelain tea sets.
After he came back, he distributed the tea sets and Dragon and Phoenix tea sets to senior officials and generals. Among them, he gave Yi'an Teahouse ten loads of Dragon and Phoenix tea and twenty sets of official kiln tea sets. Therefore, Yi'an Teahouse had the confidence to write "Guan Kiln Jianzhan"
, Longfeng Tea Group' eight characters.
The common people at the bottom may not understand the meaning of these eight characters, but scholars will understand that this is an overstep.
Dragon Phoenix Tea and Jianzhou Porcelain were only offered as tribute to the imperial palace, and then the emperor distributed them to dignitaries. They have never been available to ordinary people. Now that Yi'an Teahouse has advertised this tea, it is probably going to be crowded with tea drinkers.
A tea cup is drawn below, with white steam and white foam hanging on it, indicating the high level of tea ordering. The two advertising slogans next to it made Chen Qing laugh.
I didn’t expect to use the advertising slogan for Zhao Qiaoyun here.
Tomorrow at noon, we can invite a few counselors to Yi'an Tea House for a cup of tea and a simple lunch.
At this time, the door opened, and his son Chen Ji poked his head in from outside, "Dad, are you looking for me?"
Chen Qing smiled and said: "Ji'er, come here quickly and sit over here!"
Today, when Chen Qing saw his thin younger son, he suddenly thought of his eldest son. He had not spoken to him for a long time.
Chen Ji admired his father's majesty, but was also a little timid. He slowly walked to his father and sat down.
Chen Qing looked at his eldest son lovingly. He was already five years old. His nose and face looked like his own, but his eyebrows and eyebrows were very similar to his mother's. Although he was young, he was calm and majestic. He was not as naughty as a five-year-old child at all. He was very fond of him.
Loved by civil and military officials.
"Are you still in class now?"
"Well! My aunt taught me thirty characters and recited two Tang poems every day. In the afternoon, my second mother taught me how to practice calligraphy. Now my child can recognize two thousand characters and recite hundreds of Tang poems."
The aunt was Li Qingzhao, who took the initiative to ask Ying to be responsible for Chen Ji’s enlightenment education.
"Can I read the newspaper?" Chen Qing pointed at the newspaper and asked with a smile.
Chen Ji shook his head, "Aunt Anzu said that next year I will start studying The Analects of Confucius and some short essays, and then I can start reading newspapers."
It is one thing to be able to recognize thousands of words, but it is another thing to be able to read articles. You also need to develop your understanding ability, which needs to be done step by step, and you must not overthrow the gains.
"Does your sister always bully you?" Chen Qing asked with a smile.
Chen Ji hesitated for a moment, nodded slightly, and said quickly: "But I don't care about my sister. I let her. She actually just wants to play with me."
Chen Qing touched his son's cute little head and said with a smile: "Go ahead! My sister is more naughty. Daddy will teach her later and won't let her bully you anymore."
"Dad, farewell, my child."
Chen Ji bowed to his father and walked away quickly.
Watching his son's young figure walking away, Chen Qing felt an indescribable feeling of licking the baby in his heart. The affection between father and son! It has been deeply engraved in his blood.
At exactly 10:00 the next morning, Lu Jiao arrived at Prince Yong's Mansion on time. This time Lu Xiu met him. Dozens of maidservants stood behind the princess. Although Lu Jiao was of higher seniority, in front of the jeweled Princess Yong,
He lowered his head in fear, not daring to look directly.
Of course, he also had a guilty conscience. He had squandered all the ten taels of silver that Lu Xiu had given him yesterday. He was afraid that the princess would ask and he would not be able to explain.
"Brother-in-law, what's the big deal with me?" Lu Xiu's tone was slightly impatient.
She thought about what her husband had said, that Lu Qiao spent all day in a brothel, drinking and drinking, and the money she gave him must have been used by him for prostitution. Lu Xiu felt extremely disgusted and disgusted with this scum of the Lu family.
"Can my embroiderer girl give me some land?"
"land?"
Lu Xiu was slightly startled, "What do you want land for? If you want to farm, your father is a fifth-level official. According to the regulations of Sichuan and Shaanxi, he should have fifty acres of land!"
Lu Qiao said shamelessly: "I'm not talking about the farmland for growing crops outside the city, but the new city, which is not expanded five miles to the south. I heard that high-ranking officials have land. King Yong must have the most. Can Xiu Niang give me ten acres?
Land fronting the street?”
Lu Xiu's face suddenly sank, and he said coldly: "Prince Yong has land, but according to regulations it can only be passed on to his children, and cannot be given to outsiders or sold. I'm sorry, I can't help you. Aunt Wen, give it to me."